# N8042A: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 13, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8042A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8042A

## Aircraft that carried N8042A

- [Cancelled 2013-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8042A-2013-05-13): Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18, S/N 1Z001-02, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Melex USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELEX%20USA%20INC), [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- [Cancelled 1969-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8042A-1969-10-27): Cessna 170B, S/N 20894. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Richardson Jack H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARDSON%20JACK%20H), [Douglasville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Douglasville)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8042A (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19800828077119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828077119I), Aug 28, 1980: Wsk M18DROMADER (N8042A), Baton Rouge, LA, Minor damage. Engine power loss after takeoff, landed in cane field. Suspect fuel contamination.

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